Beltran’s blast in 13th bails out Mets’ Wagner

It was a draining win. It drained emotion and drained the Shea Stadium stands of fans, who left in bewilderment after Billy Wagner turned Mike Pelfrey’s 3-0 gem into a tie game on a 3-and-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth. “I was thinking there was no way that can happen right here,” Beltran said. “That was the last thing we had in mind, that they would come back.”

The fans who did stay were able to leave happy. So were the Mets. Wagner, who has a good relationship with Pelfrey, felt free to grin when he was asked what he says to the starter after ruining a stellar eight-inning outing: “I tell him, ‘Go nine.’

It was pretty interesting that Pelfrey was able to convince Willie to let him start the 9th. I was hating on Pelfrey but it seems like he has turned a corner. His stats in his last 3 starts:

21 IP, 1.29 ERA, 15/6 k/bb, 0 homers, 20 hits, 1.24 WHIP.

It should be this hard to win a game.